Historical Soundscapes

Transcript

Listening is never static, especially when trying to recreate the sense of a historical place. In this episode, we journey down Willow Road in Fairview, Gqeberha with musician and sound artist Andrei Van Wyk. The episode focuses on using sound to reconstruct the feeling of the lost family homes and the community of Willow Road, which was violently destroyed, segregated, and removed due to the Group Areas Act of 1950. By piecing together what the past might have sounded like, this episode highlights how the power of sound and audio allows for certain aspects of those spaces to be brought back to life.

Historical Soundscapes is now available for streaming on all major platforms.

The Academic Citizen is supported by the South African Research Chair in Science Communication at Stellenbosch University for Season 7.

Episode Notes:

A Walk Up Willow Road, Fairview, Monday, 1960 was produced and composed by Andrei Van Wyk.

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